Now that Pakistan have squared the series by winning the Bangalore Test, it may be tempting to predict that they have an upper hand in the six-match one day series that kicks off on April 2 at Kochi. Do they?

The draw at Mohali was salvaged purely because Kamran Akmal played the innings of his life and so did Abdul Razzaq. These two sterling performances can do nothing to hide the glaring weaknesses of Pakistan.